Before the Uncanny Valley humanoid robots for us all, there’s always the dream that one day we’ll fall in love with our own robotic companion. Whether it’s a ravishing Replicant or a sexy Cylon, there’s a female robot out there for everyone, at least in fiction.

Here’s a list of some of our favorite, and sexiest, female robots in TV and movies.

Based in San Francisco, Bonnie Burton is the author of The Star Wars Craft Book, You Can Draw Star Wars, Girls Against Girls, and more. She has also written for CNET, SFX Magazine, Bust and Wired. Follow her on Twitter at @bonniegrrl

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By BONNIE BURTON

Before the Uncanny Valley humanoid robots for us all, there’s always the dream that one day we’ll fall in love with our own robotic companion. Whether it’s a ravishing Replicant or a sexy Cylon, there’s a female robot out there for everyone, at least in fiction.

Here’s a list of some of our favorite, and sexiest, female robots in TV and movies.

Based in San Francisco, Bonnie Burton is the author of The Star Wars Craft Book, You Can Draw Star Wars, Girls Against Girls, and more. She has also written for CNET, SFX Magazine, Bust and Wired. Follow her on Twitter at @bonniegrrl

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Rachael from “Blade Runner”
When Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) has to track down and retire “skin jobs” that have gone rogue, he has no idea that one would steal his heart. Rachael (Sean Young) may be icy towards him at the beginning of “Blade Runner,” but as their bond grows and they save each other from extinction, it’s clear that not all Replicants are made alike.

Buffy Bot from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer
When Spike the vampire asked Buffy’s nerdy nemesis Warren Mears to make a robotic replica of the blonde slayer herself to use as a sex toy in the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer” little did we know that she’d also make a perfect decoy to fool even the most horrifying demons later on. Of course, Buffy Bot also managed to creep out the Scooby Gang, which isn’t easy to do.

Terminator T-X from “Terminator: Rise of the Machines
Kristanna Loken made cyborgs sexy as T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.” As one of Skynet’s most advanced Terminator models, her main mission was to kill John Connor. T-X has some emotional responses like frustration, surprise and excitement. But she’s also the only T-X machine to growl when angry. Killing is easy for T-X, successfully “terminating” Connor’s future allies in the Resistance. Even when her mimetic polyalloy skin peels away from her endoskeleton, she could still get a line of clueless chaps asking her out.

Lisa from “Weird Science”
Ever since Lisa (Kelly LeBrock) asked her two teenage creators Gary and Wyatt, “So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?” in “Weird Science” in 1985, boys everywhere have been studying science extra hard to replicate their results. Technically, Lisa is not a robot, cyborg or Replicant. She’s got superhuman strength, Jedi Mind Trick skills and can warp reality. Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) may never get it on with her, but they learn how to overcome their insecurities to ask out girls their own age.

Samantha from “Her”
Only Scarlett Johansson has a sexy enough voice to make us, and Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), fall in love with her as a talking operating system with artificial intelligence named Samantha in the romantic sci-fi dramedy “Her” (2013). They bond over deep, meaningful discussions about love, life and everything in between. “Her” shows us that sexual attraction can be found just through words, but unfortunately, Theodore learns the hard way that even operating systems interact and bond with other users.

Robot Wives from “The Stepford Wives”
While the original 1975 sci-fi thriller was more of a commentary on feminism than a primer on how to “create” the perfect conservative wife. The robotic wives revealed throughout the movie are extremely attractive, in a retro Playboy Playmate kind of way. Women’s Lib gives way for creepy robotic trophy wives that bake and have sex on demand. Just don’t disrupt their circuitry or you could end up with a wife who repeats “I thought we were friends” over and over.

Lenore from “Serenity”
Mr. Universe’s LoveBot and wife, Lenore, is played by the beautiful Nectar Rose in the film “Serenity.” Yes, that’s her real name. It makes perfect sense that the techno-geek prodigy and recluse portrayed by David Krumholtz would have his own robotic companion. She’s more of a Stepford wife prototype than a Replicant with a mind of her own. But when Mr. Universe is murdered, he uses Lenore to record a warning message for Capt. Mal Reynolds.

Gigolo Jane from “AI: Artificial Intelligence”
In the 2001 movie “AI: Artificial Intelligence,” sexbots look like Gigolo Joe (Jude Law) and Gigolo Jane (Ashley Scott) and are programmed with the ability to mimic love. While these robotic prostitutes are considered lower class citizens by the humans, they still fulfill the needs of their horny and lovesick clients. Sadly, there are also humans who like to destroy unregistered robots in anti-Mecha Flesh Fairs. Killjoys.

Female cylons from “Battlestar Galactica” reboot
Long gone are the shiny, bulky Cylons of the old “Battlestar Galactica.” In Ronald D. Moore’s 2004-2009 reboot, we were treated with sexier and very-human looking Cylons instead. Cylons aren’t just robots that look human, they also have flesh and blood.

Galaxina from Galaxina
Former 1980 Playboy Playmate of the Year, Dorothy Stratten, plays the lead in “Galaxina” – a comedy sci-fi film that takes quite a few cues from classics like “Alien,” “Star Wars” and “Star Trek.” Galaxina is a gorgeous android servant who is in charge of the spacecraft Infinity when the rest of the crew is in stasis. The robotic blonde bombshell tries to act more human through reprogramming and has a thing for the first officer Sgt. Thor (Stephen Macht). She may not have all the equipment to have sex with Thor (she still needs upgrades), but she’s a dream machine come true.

Annalee Call from “Alien: Resurrection”
While “Alien: Resurrection” (1997) may not have been a hit movie in the Alien franchise, it gave those of us with a crush on Winona Ryder since her roles in “Beetlejuice” and “Heathers” something new to fantasize about. Winona plays Annalee Call, an android that tries to kill Ellen Ripley Clone 8 (Sigourney Weaver) who now has Alien queen DNA in her system. Annalee ends up joining forces with Ripley to help save the Earth from an alien invasion.

Ilia from “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”
Persis Khambatta makes bald beautiful in her role as Lieutenant Ilia in “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” (1979). Even though she’s romantically involved with Willard Decker, she takes a celibacy oath, which is required of the Delatan race when they enter Starfleet. But it’s her artificial clone that gives her the right to be on our sexy Replicants list.

Cherry from “Cherry 2000”
This 1987 sci-fi movie shows the United States in the year of 2017 where female androids known as gynoids are used as substitutes for wives. The "Cherry 2000” android, played by Pamela Gidley, short circuits during sex and must be repaired. While the movie’s morale is to remind us that human relationships are more gratifying than artificial ones, Cherry 2000 is still one heck of robot.

Maria from “Metropolis”
Way before films had sound, the 1927 “Metropolis” explored the ramifications of technology that could create a robot, or as it was know “Maschinenmensch.” In the film the revolutionary hero Maria is kidnapped and replaced with a robot version of her that’s created to manipulate the factory workers. While the robot looks a lot like a hotter female version of C-3PO, we can’t help but wonder what could have been if “Star Wars” had been recast with a prettier protocol droid.

Fembots from “Austin Powers”
Nothing is sexier than a scantily clad woman robot that can shoot you with a weaponized bra. And that’s exactly what happened in “Austin Powers” when Fembots were created to seduce then destroy the International Man of Mystery. With Fembots you can make love AND war!

HRP-4C Miim in real life
This real robot was unveiled in 2009 from Japan’s Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. HRP-4C Miim might look like an anime character, but this robot is at least more realistic than her other bipedal cousins, Asimo and Kirobo. Plus her latest model sings, walks, blinks and includes speech recognition software.